W. V. Quine
         n 1: United States philosopher and logician who championed an
               empirical view of knowledge that depended on language
               (1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {W. V. Quine}, {Willard Van
               Orman Quine}]

English Dictionary: woebegone	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wahabism n a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" Synonym(s): Wahhabism, Wahabism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wahhabism n a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" Synonym(s): Wahhabism, Wahabism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
webcam n a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whip snake n any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails Synonym(s): whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whip-snake n any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails Synonym(s): whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whipsnake n any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails Synonym(s): whip-snake, whip snake, whipsnake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
woebegone adj worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" Synonym(s): creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier Synonym(s): woebegone, woeful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waveson \Wave"son\, n. [From {Wave}; cf. {Jetsam}.] (O. Eng.       Law)       Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves,       or sea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{To make one's way}, to advance in life by one's personal             efforts.          {To make way}. See under {Make}, v. t.          {Ways and means}.             (a) Methods; resources; facilities.             (b) (Legislation) Means for raising money; resources for                   revenue.          {Way leave}, permission to cross, or a right of way across,             land; also, rent paid for such right. [Eng]          {Way of the cross} (Eccl.), the course taken in visiting in             rotation the stations of the cross. See {Station}, n., 7             (c) .          {Way of the rounds} (Fort.), a space left for the passage of             the rounds between a rampart and the wall of a fortified             town.          {Way pane}, a pane for cartage in irrigated land. See {Pane},             n., 4. [Prov. Eng.]          {Way passenger}, a passenger taken up, or set down, at some             intermediate place between the principal stations on a             line of travel.          {Ways of God}, his providential government, or his works.          {Way station}, an intermediate station between principal             stations on a line of travel, especially on a railroad.          {Way train}, a train which stops at the intermediate, or way,             stations; an accommodation train.          {Way warden}, the surveyor of a road.          Syn: Street; highway; road.          Usage: {Way}, {Street}, {Highway}, {Road}. Way is generic,                   denoting any line for passage or conveyance; a highway                   is literally one raised for the sake of dryness and                   convenience in traveling; a road is, strictly, a way                   for horses and carriages; a street is, etymologically,                   a paved way, as early made in towns and cities; and,                   hence, the word is distinctively applied to roads or                   highways in compact settlements.                               All keep the broad highway, and take delight                            With many rather for to go astray. --Spenser.                               There is but one road by which to climb up.                                                                               --Addison.                               When night Darkens the streets, then wander                            forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence                            and wine.                                    --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gin \Gin\, n. [A contraction of engine.]       1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. --Chaucer.             Spenser.          2.             (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights,                   consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the                   top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.             (b) (Mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.          3. A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton             gin.          Note: The name is also given to an instrument of torture                worked with screws, and to a pump moved by rotary                sails.          {Gin block}, a simple form of tackle block, having one wheel,             over which a rope runs; -- called also {whip gin},             {rubbish pulley}, and {monkey wheel}.          {Gin power}, a form of horse power for driving a cotton gin.                      {Gin race}, [or] {Gin ring}, the path of the horse when             putting a gin in motion. --Halliwell.          {Gin saw}, a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibers             through the grid, leaving the seed in the hopper.          {Gin wheel}.             (a) In a cotton gin, a wheel for drawing the fiber through                   the grid; a brush wheel to clean away the lint.             (b) (Mining) the drum of a whim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gin \Gin\, n. [A contraction of engine.]       1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. --Chaucer.             Spenser.          2.             (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights,                   consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the                   top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.             (b) (Mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.          3. A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton             gin.          Note: The name is also given to an instrument of torture                worked with screws, and to a pump moved by rotary                sails.          {Gin block}, a simple form of tackle block, having one wheel,             over which a rope runs; -- called also {whip gin},             {rubbish pulley}, and {monkey wheel}.          {Gin power}, a form of horse power for driving a cotton gin.                      {Gin race}, [or] {Gin ring}, the path of the horse when             putting a gin in motion. --Halliwell.          {Gin saw}, a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibers             through the grid, leaving the seed in the hopper.          {Gin wheel}.             (a) In a cotton gin, a wheel for drawing the fiber through                   the grid; a brush wheel to clean away the lint.             (b) (Mining) the drum of a whim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]       1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for             correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a             handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a             flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is                      supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.          2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.             --Beaconsfield.          3. (Mach.)             (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the                   sails are spread.             (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.          4. (Naut.)             (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light                   bodies.             (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}             (a)          5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.          6. (Eng. Politics)             (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to                   enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of                   the members of a Parliament party at any important                   session, especially when their votes are needed.             (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be                   in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to                   be taken.          {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.          {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane             having a small drum from which the load is suspended,             turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on             the same axle.          {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.          {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.          {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,             advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a             person. --Dryden.          {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under             {Ray}.          {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a             loom, on which the warp threads rest.          {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.             They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,             slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the             body, instead of a sting.          {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of             slender snakes. Specifically:             (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas                   viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is                   not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.             (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Woe-begone \Woe"-be*gone`\, a. [OE. wo begon. See {Woe}, and       {Begone}, p. p.]       Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow;       woeful. --Chaucer.                   So woe-begone was he with pains of love. --Fairfax.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wapakoneta, OH (city, FIPS 80766)       Location: 40.57020 N, 84.19222 W       Population (1990): 9214 (3658 housing units)       Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45895
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Webb County, TX (county, FIPS 479)       Location: 27.77043 N, 99.32720 W       Population (1990): 133239 (37197 housing units)       Area: 8694.6 sq km (land), 48.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Whipps Millgate, KY (city, FIPS 82398)       Location: 38.27360 N, 85.57673 W       Population (1990): 454 (211 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wibaux County, MT (county, FIPS 109)       Location: 46.96190 N, 104.24731 W       Population (1990): 1191 (563 housing units)       Area: 2303.4 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
web smith          A person who creates {web pages}.   Not       necessarily the same as a {webmaster}.          (1997-02-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
webcam          (World-Wide Web camera) Any       video camera whose output is available for viewing via the       {Internet} or an {intranet}.   Typically a webcam would be a       slow-scan {CCD} video camera connected to a video capture card       in a computer.   Images from the camera are captured       periodically and made available on a web page.   In 1999 there       are hundreds of webcams in operation around the world showing       everything from bedrooms to traffic.          [List?]          (1999-01-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WebCGM          A {Web}-oriented version of the       {Computer Graphic Metafile} file format.          (1999-02-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
WebCOMAL          {COMmon Algorithmic Language}